Portable Hydro-Thermal Therapy System for Use with a Vessel for Containing Water and Method for Use of Same

Abstract

A portable hydro-thermal therapy system for use with a vessel for containing water and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the portable hydro-thermal therapy system includes a mobile trailer having a platform to achieve point-to-point haulage thereof. A cool water supply device having inlet and outlet port is mounted on the platform. The cool water supply device includes a water circulation path from the inlet port to the outlet port, a water pump coupled to the water circulation path, and a refrigeration cycle contained within the cool water supply device. A thermostat and water pump may cooperate in combination to provide water between about 50° F. and about 55° F. The water circulation path is thermally proximate to the evaporator coil in order to cool the water being pumped through the water circulation path to and from the vessel by way of inlet and outlet tubing.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims priority from co-pending Application Ser. No. 61 / 603,210 entitled “Portable Hydro-thermal Therapy System for Use with a Vessel for Containing Water and Method for Use of Same,” and filed on Feb. 24, 2012 in the names of Mark Moore and Walter Abercrombie, which is hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes.TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]This invention relates, in general, to portable cooling systems and, in particular, to a portable hydro-thermal therapy system for use with a vessel for containing water and a method for use of the same.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Acute sports injuries such as sprains, strains and contusions are usually very painful. The use of cold in the treatment of sports injuries, such as acute sports injuries and heat exhaustion, is a well known practice and the immediate application of cold can help reduce the swelling and ease the pain. Typically, bags of ice are maintained ...

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Benefits of technology

[0005]That is, the product may be a portable chiller unit to facilitate recovery from heat exhaustion and immediate therapy from field injuries. The portable chiller unit is located on a platform that allows for either being pulled by a motorized cart or easily hand pulled. The portable chiller unit circulates water through a customer provided water tank source the individual or individuals are placed in. The portable chiller unit circulates the water down to a specified temperature by a thermostat control. The portable chiller unit therefore replaces the reoccurring need for large and costly amounts of ice; not to mention the constantly reoccurring manual labor resources to utilize the ice. The portable chiller unit may be powered by a 120 volt power cord or a 120 volt power providing generator or even a battery, at the customer's discretion.

[0007]The inside portion contains all of the moving mechanical parts and may be accessed by only qualified service repairmen, for safety issues. This facilitates the use of the portable chiller unit by an unlimited number of customers. These and other aspects of the invention will be apparent from and elucidated with reference to the embodiments described hereinafter.

Problems solved by technology

Acute sports injuries such as sprains, strains and contusions are usually very painful.

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